Journal of Diagnostics Concepts & Practice ›› 2020, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (03): 248-257.doi: 10.16150/j.1671-2870.2020.03.009

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Identification of differentially expressed target genes in pediatric Burkitt lymphoma and its clinical application

MENG Leijun1,2a, ZHANG Jing1, WANG Xueli2b, LI Zhi2b, ZHANG Hong2a(), ZENG Naiyan1()   

  1. 1. Department of Pathophysiology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
    2a. Department of Clinical Laboratory, 2b. Department of Pathology, Shanghai Children′s Hospital, Shanghai 200040, China
  • Received:2019-07-22 Online:2020-06-25 Published:2020-06-25

Abstract:

Objective: To identify the differentially expressed genes of phosphatidylinositide3-kinase(PI3K), nuclear factor kappa-B(NF-κB) and RAS/RAF signal pathways at mRNA and protein levels in pediatric Burkitt lymphoma(BL) for exploring the correlation of these genes with the development and progression of BL and determining the specific target genes for diagnosis and treatment monitoring. Methods: Tumor tissues from 18 cases of pediatric BL and tissues of normal lymphnodes of 20 pediatric cases were collected. The expression levels of mRNA of related target genes in the pathways were analyzed by real-time fluorescence quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and the protein levels were determined by immunohistochemistry. Results: The expressions of MYC, TCF3, ID3, CCDN3, CDK6, CDK4, NRAS, RAF1 at mRNA and protein levels were up-expressed significantly in BL and some target genes and its protein of NF-κB pathway such as BCL2, CD44, C-FLIP, CCND2 and A20 were suppressed in BL when compared with normal tissues (P<0.05). Cases carrying c-MYC translocation and BCL2 expression (BCL2+) had higher serum LDH levels (P<0.05). Conclusions: Expressions of MYC, TCF3, CCND3, CDK6, NRAS and RAF1 genes are high,which might be used as molecular markers for the diagnosis and treatment monitoring of pediatric BL. c-MYC gene translocation accompanied with BCL2+ might be an important molecular indicator in BL, which is correlated with high serum LDH level, indicating advanced tumor staging, high tumor burden, and poor prognosis.

Key words: Pediatric Burkitt lymphoma, Clinical molecular target, Fluorescence quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, Immunohistochemistry

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